THE FIRST GLOBAL JUKEBOX RELEASES
COMMEMORATE ALAN LOMAX'S "SOUTHERN JOURNEY"
Global Jukebox's first releases commemorate the 50th anniversary of Lomax's "Southern Journey" in the American South, the first stereo field recordings made of traditional music. The inaugural releases are: "Wave the Ocean, Wave the Sea";"Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long"; "I'll Meet You On That Other Shore"; and "I'll Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down." Compiled and annotated by Nathan Salsburg, the albums feature remastered audio from transfers of the original tapes, and include considerable previously unreleased material and extensive booklets of photos and notes.
In 1959 and 1960, at the height of the Folk Revival, Alan Lomax ventured through the American South to document its still thriving vernacular musical culture. He traveled through Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina, making over 70 hours of recordings. The trip came to be known as Lomax's "Southern Journey," and its recordings were first issued for the Atlantic and Prestige labels in the early '60s. Read more ... |
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FOFF needs volunteers to help with the FOFF Membership and CD Booth at upcoming festivals. If you think you can help. Please download the attached PDF form and
mail it to Jan Buncik, 1635 Vereda Verde,
Sarasota, FL
34232.
If you have questions, please contact Jan Buncik. 941-232-0950
Volunteer form for FOFF (PDF Form)
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The Florida Folklife Collection houses more than 5,000 audio records which cover a wide range of material, including public musical performances, fieldwork recordings and over fifty years of the Florida Folk Festival. Descriptions of these recordings can be found in our searchable database. MP3 files for festivals from 1954 through 1979 are available online. Below are links to samples of the many sounds in the collection.
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Podcasts of "Mellow Melodies" featuring Florida Folk Artists!
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